My Senior Year Research Paper

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Looking back, I realized that high school wasn’t as bad as I thought. Sure I had really bad days, but all of the good ones made up for it. I did Polynesian Club for two years; my freshman year and my senior year. I regret not dancing throughout high school, but I’m glad I still got to do it my senior year. It was mostly because I was already involved with theatre. I had been participating in theatre my entire four years, and I loved it. I loved acting and building the sets for the plays. I had been in eight shows and advanced to all three class levels. My senior year, I was in the highest level class at that school and became a Student Leader for an Introduction to Theatre class and I directed our school musical, Annie. Over my summer breaks, I’d volunteer at a local animal shelter if I had free time. I’d walk the dogs, clean their bowls or do laundry.
Most of my obstacles were internal. Most of my obstacles are still internal. I didn’t believe in myself. I still struggle with that today, but I’m better now. I’ve gained more confidence in myself. I usually just overthink things to the point where it stresses me out and makes me want to give up. I’m working on that flaw though.
The idea of going to college didn’t hit me until the last days of
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This was the moment I’ve been dreaming of, and dreading. I always imagined what it would be like to head off to college. I never really had a plan to where I wanted to go, I just knew that I wanted to go. I was excited and scared. As my parents helped carry my belongings to my dorm, it felt surreal. It didn’t feel like this day had finally arrived. I would be living with my new roommate, Selam, in a city I knew hardly anything about. My parents and I went out that night to have our last dinner together, then, in the morning they left to Chino Hills, my home. I was on my own for the first time, about to be fed to the

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